Yesterday, I joined my former congressional colleague Brian Baird (D-WA) in an extended interview with the Washington Post. Brian and I discussed whether Congress can still compromise.

Earlier today the Hawaii Republican Party sent the following letter to the State of Hawaii Office of Elections calling for an immediate written explanation detailing the actions of the Hawaii County officials in regard to the absentee ballots and polling places in Kona.

Grants-in-Aid Approved for PBS, Hana Health Medical Center, and “Mighty Mo”....

...researchers have consistently documented better outcomes for children raised in two-parent homes with both biological parents....

On August 9, 2012, HAWAI'IGAS...filed an application with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission requesting authority to import Liquefied Natural Gas to Hawai'i.

Do not “turn yourself in” before the rules are announced and the application process is in place. -- FACE 

Electronic diversion, together with the Great Recession and its after-effects, has buffeted postal services throughout the world. Nevertheless, the majority of foreign posts in high- and medium-income countries have remained profitable ....

At least 60 percent of firms are estimating Obamacare will raise their health care costs, according to a new study released Wednesday by Mercer, a human resources consulting firm.

The US is poised to divert around 40 per cent of its corn into ethanol because of the Congress-enacted mandate despite “huge damage” to the crop because of the worst drought in at least half a century, José Graziano da Silva, director-general of the UN’s Food and Agriculture Organisation, warned....

Former Governor Linda Lingle, candidate for Hawaii's open U.S. Senate seat, today launched LL12 HD, a high-definition tiered cable channel which mirrors the previously released LL12 (Ch 110)....

Through financial support from the U.S. Department of Treasury’s Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFI) Fund, CNHA and partners deliver free homeownership and debt reduction services....

Our reponsibility doesn't stop with REGISTRATION, and EDUCATION. We must make the decision to go the polls and cast our vote on Election Day, August 11, 2012. Hawaii is one of the lowest in the nation in voter registration and participation....

Below is a list of candidates in contested races who have gone out of their way to speak up for saving our farms. They have come to testify at the Land Use Commission or worked hard to pass our bills in the legislature or taken strong public stands.

PLDC will hold statewide public hearings, starting Monday August 20, for adoption of new Hawai‘i Administrative Rules (HAR) for the PLDC. Some provisions may affect small business.

The other cases have been brought in carefully selected jurisdictions by national activist groups with any eye on strategy. The Hawaii case ... may give us a better indication of what courts might do that are not predisposed to the same-sex marriage conclusion.

White collar crimes, Tax evasion, Mortgage fraud, Ponzi schemes, Violent crimes, Drug crimes, Homicide. Guilty or not, Mr. Green is your best bet to escape conviction....

This ruling comes as the U.S. Supreme Court considers whether to review multiple cases involving the issue of same-sex marriage and voters in Maryland, Minnesota, Maine, and Washington prepare to vote this fall on how marriage should be defined in those states....

The PEIS will consider: “energy efficiency, distributed renewables, utility-scale renewables, alternative transportation fuels and modes, and electrical transmission and distribution.”

Access to doctors looms as an important issue in 2014, when under the federal health law, the number of Medicaid patients -- now 60 million -- will increase by as many as 16 million.....

...American motorists are now burning about as much corn in their cars as is fed to all of the country's chickens, turkeys, cattle, pigs and fish combined....